3:18 And in this way, 1 with many other exhortations, John 2 proclaimed good news to the people.
1 tn On construction μὲν οὖν καί (men oun kai), see BDF §451.1.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. The conjunction καί (kai, a component of κάν [kan]) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
4 tn Grk “the coming [season].”
5 tn The phrase “very well” is supplied in the translation to complete the elided idea, but its absence is telling.
6 tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text, showing which of the options is assumed.